Donning white suits and diamond-studded hijabs, young liberal Afghans gather in Kabul to compete for a singing title. Havana Marking's cameras follow the contestants, audience-members, and the host during a season of the televised pop-idol show.

"Watching young girls with only one mobile phone in the house debate about who to cast that one vote for -- it was pretty powerful. It wasn't a presidential election, but it was the idea that these girls had a role to play..."